The Top 18 Travel Stats You Need to Know to Start Your Work Week
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Our daily @skiftstats Twitter feed continues to send out byte-size data points every weekday about the global travel industry, serving as a great companion to the more in-depth stories we do here on Skift.
Below are 17 of the best data nuggets from the last week, to start your new week in travel:
Aeroflot is the most on-time arrival international airline in May?? What is this world coming to? @flightstats pic.twitter.com/WNrOHMMiEr
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 14, 2014
2/3rd American adults plan at least one vacation in next 6 months. Source: @MMGYglobal http://t.co/AOgnNUFwBA pic.twitter.com/2nd3u5Wz7O
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 14, 2014
Here's how fast cruise tourism is rising in Gulf countries. FrostSullivan pic.twitter.com/w90q4CDfl1
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 14, 2014
Use of smartphones for travel arrangements in Gulf/Middle-East. So much growth left! @amadeusnews/FrostSullivan pic.twitter.com/wzHoNhgPjY
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 14, 2014
Accessible tourism: American adults with disabilities or reduced mobility spend avg of $ 13.6bn annually on travel. Source: @unwto report
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 15, 2014
Out of total travel & tourism spending, leisure is about 70% in continent of Africa, business travel is 30%. @wttc pic.twitter.com/7NayRNKpnE
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 15, 2014
Airbnb Data Dive: Gaining fast in Berlin & Rome, losing listings in NYC, SF & Chicago http://t.co/uaef0OJVHA pic.twitter.com/Y70HoEqDRM
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 15, 2014
Here's how 18-34 year olds in Europe like to research and book their online travel. Source: @phocuswright/HNN pic.twitter.com/mslfLHuHDC
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 16, 2014
Here's how 35-54 year olds in Europe like to research and book their online travel. Source: @phocuswright/HNN pic.twitter.com/ErqNBtzPcM
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 16, 2014
Brooklyn is hip, but Queens is where the hotel boom is in NYC area. http://t.co/UAJeZUqMmq pic.twitter.com/QX8JehkqBT
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 16, 2014
The top 10 low-cost airlines in the world acc to the avg ticket price. Most in Asia. Source: @WhichAirline pic.twitter.com/xsinZ8CtUz
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 17, 2014
Cheapest European airlines by avg price per route incl. 20kg baggage. Source: @WhichAirline pic.twitter.com/AP46Y8dL81
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 17, 2014
Top online booking sites in travel: http://t.co/Gc21h36xI7 is still killing it. http://t.co/soQag1jde7 pic.twitter.com/P08NA4O7Be
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 18, 2014
Remarkably, Airbnb is now 5th most popular online travel booking site, and insanely addictive. http://t.co/HjaSNJOqi9 pic.twitter.com/8SWizzQGSV
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 18, 2014
Sharing economy: Asia-Pac users most willing to share/rent personal goods of their own & from others. @nielsen pic.twitter.com/vgcrRxFOEG
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 19, 2014
Sharing economy: Things people are most willing to share, home is second lowest among all categories! @nielsen pic.twitter.com/ZiSjOzli9r
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 19, 2014
Sharing economy: Millennials are most predisposed to participating in sharing economy, globally. @nielsen pic.twitter.com/sZZGcIAeQc
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 19, 2014
The main purpose of overseas visitors to U.S. in 2013, vacation is biggest reason. Source: http://t.co/ccbq5sPmAe pic.twitter.com/U49a6yTAEF
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 20, 2014
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